by Andrew Maynard | Oct 5, 2014 | Ebola, Health
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has posted a number of resources on the current ebola outbreak on its website, including a series of interviews with experts on risks and concerns. These are well worth checking out for clear and informed information...
by Andrew Maynard | Sep 11, 2014 | Communication, Science Communication
This Friday my class of second year Environmental Health Science Master of Public Health students are going to get my admittedly quirky annual lecture on crating poster presentations. Quirky, because I’m a little obsessive about the importance of story telling...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 24, 2014 | Ebola, Health
“This year alone, there have been 17,000 cases of meningitis in Nigeria, with nearly 1,000 deaths”. It’s a statement that jumped out at me watching a video from this summer’s Aspen Ideas Festival by my former University of Michigan Public...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 29, 2014 | Public Health, Science Communication
What has the Maker Movement got to do with public health? Quite a lot as it turns out, as I explore in the latest Risk Bites video. This in turn was inspired by being invited to talk at the inaugural We Make Health Fest in Ann Arbor. Tinkerers When I was a...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 28, 2012 | Communication
If you haven’t been reading the Mind The Science Gap blog, you really should. Ten Masters of Public Health students have been excelling themselves as they hone their ability to take published research and translate it into something accessible to a broader...